Twenty two
"Me and Laticia were stuck on her planet. We were very scared thinking that we would get stuck there forever. So we came up with a plan. I pretended to be in love with her so that she loves me back and doesn't kill us, which worked. When the Captain and others came to rescue us, we decided to instigate her so that she comes with us. I promised to stay with her and love her forever. She accepted. But, once we reached here, I locked her down and betrayed her. This is why she is taking her vengeance on me." Adam narrated everything to his wife with guilt.
Jennifer was shocked when she heard the truth.
"Adam, you?" She said as she pointed her finger at him. She felt disgusted and disappointed.
"I'm sorry." Adam whispered as tears started to fall from his eyes.
Adam then turned towards Crystalina who was watching them with her hands balled into fists.
"Crystalina. I'm sorry. I know what I did to you was wrong but please do not make my child pay for it. Kill me if you want, or take me with you. I will accept any punishment you want to give me but please, please spare my child." Adam pleaded.
The way he talked could clearly show how he was guilty and repented for his acts.
"Please. You can kill me if you want." Jennifer said.
"My child did nothing wrong." She continued.
Crystalina looked at both of them confusingly. She was not angry anymore. She looked at them without saying a word. She started to take steps back.
Jennifer watched her and started to feel restless.
"No. Please do not harm my child. Don't go." She continued to plead Crystalina but the latter did not listen to her. She kept on stepping backwards until she reached near her throne. She turned back and suddenly she screamed loud, so loud that her throne got shattered into pieces. Major Dan fell on the ground while Adam quickly hugged Jennifer to shield her from the fragments.
Their reflex caused them to close their eyes.
They could hear the sound of something cracking. The noise went on for a few seconds.
Finally, everywhere was silent and calmed.
Jennifer and Adam slowly opened their eyes.
There were pieces of rock everywhere. The throne had disappeared. Crystalina was gone. She was nowhere to be spotted.
Jennifer could not stop the flow of her tears. Major Dan stood up and looked everywhere for her. There was no extraterrestrial monsters and no queen. All that remained were pieces of rock that was fragmented on the ground.
"My baby..." Jennifer murmured as she sobbed. Adam hugged her tightly. His heart was piercing with pain. He felt like a loser. He failed to save his newborn baby. He failed to keep his wife happy. Jennifer had lost all her courage. She just couldn't stop crying.
Major Dan approached them.
"We should leave from here." He said to Adam.
Adam nodded and consoled his wife.
"Please let's go." He said to her as he helped her to get up.
Jennifer got up with the help of Adam. They started to walk away. Jennifer walked lifelessly.
Major Dan ordered the army to keep on searching for Crystalina. He walked besides Adam, towards his car.
Suddenly, they heard the cries of a baby. Jennifer immediately turned back with shock. Dan held his weapon firmly and ordered his men to stay alert. When they turned behind, they saw Crystalina walking towards them with the baby in her hands. The baby was crying loudly and endlessly.
Jennifer left the hands of Adam and ran towards Crystalina.
"Jennifer, no!" Adam shouted to stop her but she was already in front of the queen.
Major Dan and the other army men pointed their arms towards Crystalina.
Jennifer and Crystalina were real close to each other. The queen handed over the baby to Jennifer who took it without wasting a second and hugged it tightly. Tears of happiness started rolling down her warm cheeks.
Adam walked towards them.
"I'm sorry." Crystalina said.
"No. I am sorry." Adam said with guilt.
Crystalina didn't say anything. She didn't even look at Adam.
Major Dan dropped his weapon and ordered the others to do so too.
"Thanks a lot Crystalina. I'm really sorry for what Adam did, but I swear, neither my baby, nor any of us here deserved to be punished for another's mistake." Jennifer said.
Crystalina smiled at her and then looked at the baby. The baby had stopped crying once it was in the arms of its real mother.
"It's place is here, and mine is in another dimension." Crystalina said and then she turned to look at Adam.
"Adam. Take me back to my planet." She said.
Adam smiled at her and nodded.
"Adam!" They heard a female voice. It was Laticia who was standing beside mr Roger.
Adam and Jennifer were glad to see them. They quickly walked towards them with their baby. Crystalina stood still and watched them being happy.
Laticia grabbed the baby with a huge smile.
"Oh it's a girl!" she exclaimed while the others laughed at her childish behaviour.
Adam told mr Roger everything and requested him to let Crystalina go. The captain eventually agreed.
However, laticia was not happy with this decision. She handed back the baby to Jennifer and approached Mr Roger.
"But we cannot trust her. She is an alien. What if she comes back with more destructive powers?" Laticia said.
"She won't." Jennifer said.
"I observed her well when I was talking to her and requesting her to return my baby. I could clearly see that she is not evil." She continued and then she shifted her gaze on Adam.
"She is not evil. Not until you wrong her." She completed.
Adam looked down with shame and Laticia walked away, still not happy with the decision.
"Alright let's go back now. We need to clear the mess. We've got tons of works to do." Major Dan said as he approached mr Roger and shook hands with him.
"Major Dan. You did an excellent job. I'm sure your senior, mr Jordan would be proud of you right now." Mr Roger said.
"Yes sir. I wish he was physically here to congratulate me." Major Dan answered.
"Yeah. He did what any good commissioner would do for his country." Mr Roger replied with sorrow on his face but he also felt proud at the same time.
"Well, let's head back now." Major Dan said.
The others agreed. Jennifer turned back to call out Crystalina.
"Come with us!" She shouted.
Crystalina nodded and started to walk towards them, but, just as she started to move, a loud burst was heard and there was a huge explosion.
Major Dan, mr Roger, Adam and Jennifer with her baby all fell to the ground.
Crystalina exploded.
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